Summit
4,442 mBase
610 mProminence
1,902 mDifficultyExtreme
Lat 62.9375Lng -151.0875· USA
Conditions near the summit
6°FLight Snow
10 to 20 mph 76% precip
Fri
13° 7°
Light Snow
81%
Sat
9° 5°
Light Snow then Snow Showers
97%
Sun
6° 2°
Light Snow then Chance Snow Showers
91%
Mon
4° 0°
Snow Showers Likely
56%
Tue
3° -2°
Snow Showers Likely
70%
About this peak
The steepest big wall in North America relative to its height. Technical alpine climbing with notorious objective hazards.
Peak facts
Best season
Apr–Jun
Nearest town
Talkeetna, Alaska
Getting there
Ski-plane to Kahiltna Base; routes like Moonflower demand elite alpinism
Geology
Granite — one of the hardest major summits in North America
Plan your climb
Moonflower Buttress
ExtremeOne of the hardest alpine big-wall routes in North America.
8 km 3,000 m 80 h extreme
